Sentences with phrase «american race set»

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Not content to be among the world largest producers of consumer and electronic goods, a Malaysian businessman and his Chinese partners have set their sights on a traditional American past time — horse racing.

Once we were able to set aside the race issue, we entered into a dialogue that changed the perspective of the African - American community and the police department.

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Manchester United set sights on Liverpool's American target — German champions in the race as well

But at least they set him up for his speech on race, one of the defining moments in his delicate assault on the American middle, and in that sense were a blessing in disguise.

With Congress set to vote on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act this week, the American Action Network has launched a full ad blitz attacking New York Democrats who voted for the plan and are also facing competitive races (Reps Slaughter, Owens, and Bishop), while also pledging to send mailers supporting Republicans who vote for the repeal.

The clearest way to understand white privilege is as a set of hardships that white Americans are less likely to experience than those of other races (other factors like income being equal).

Adding a prominent African - American could help Mr. Cuomo soothe any resentment he sets off if Gov. David A. Paterson, the state's first African - American governor, stays in the race and the two men battle for the party's support at the state convention in the summer.

The race has heated up since current state Sen. Adriano Espaillat won the Democratic congressional primary in June, setting the stage for him to become the first Dominican - American elected to Congress.

Fast Five races away with the box office crown; Dwayne Johnson to become a country music star; Paul Walker decides to rent Vehicle 19; F. Javier Gutiérrez has The Greys; Universal sets a date for an American Reunion; big names lend their voices to Ice Age 4; and more!

His much - awaited new film, «At Any Price,» is set in the Iowa heartland and is about two American icons: A family farmer and a race car driver.

THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB PICKED UP TO SERIES; 10 - EPISODE ORDER (PUSHED TO MIDSEASON 2015) STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Josh Schwartz (ep), Stephanie Savage (ep), Michael London (ep), Len Goldstein (ep), Nick Cassavetes LOGLINE: Set in the 1960s with a modern feel, it tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race.

That identity, Huntington believes, is based on a set of ideas - a unique American creed that people of any race or ethnicity can adopt.

She argues that federal programs such as George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind and Barack Obama's Race to the Top set unreasonable targets for American students, punish schools, and result in teachers being fired if their students underperform, unfairly branding those educators as failures.

When disaggregated by race / ethnicity, the results were even more troubling: Only 16 % of African - American students, 21 % of Hispanic students, and 22 % of American Indian / Native Alaskan students either met or exceeded the standard set by the state.

In her dissertation, she investigates how emergent bilinguals in dual language immersion (DLI) classrooms perceive, enact, and negotiate the tenuous intersections of race / ethnicity, social class position, and language in American school settings.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, which counts more than 800,000 teachers as active members, blames Race to the Top, and its «fixation on data and testing,» for squelching the enthusiasm that initially accompanied a new, more rigorous set of common standards.

Georgian Takes GT1 Pole for ALMS Petit Le Mans with Record - Setting Last Lap BRASELTON, Ga. — Hometown hero Johnny O'Connell won the GT1 pole for Saturday's 10 - hour / 1, 000 mile Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta, the 10th round of the American Le Mans Series.

Familiar Names to Make Up Corvette Racing North American Endurance Driving Roster Fässler, Rockenfeller to support team's long - distance program in 2018 Team has three Rolex 24 and 11 Sebring victories Duo a part of three victories for Corvette Racing since start of 2016 Corvette Racing set to embark on 20th season of competition DETROIT (Dec. 21, 2017)-- Corvette Racing is bringing back two well - known, championship - winning drivers for North America's biggest events in endurance sports car.

Their triumph in 2012 victory wrapped up the American Le Mans Series GT championship, and Gavin set the race's fastest lap a year ago.

«Corvette Racing has again set the standard for engineering excellence, preparation, and commitment in the American Le Mans Series,» Peper noted.

O'Connell and Beretta Break Track Record; Corvette Racing Wins Pit Crew Challenge MONTEREY, Calif. — The stage is set for Saturday's season finale of the American Le Mans Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and the key players in the GT1 championship drama will start second and third.

The Compuware Corvette Racing team is closing in on a record - setting 2004 season after winning eight straight races, including the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and every single American Le Mans Series event to date.

Corvette Racing's two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will be part of a 55 - car grid that is set to crown champions in the TUDOR series» Driver, Team and Manufacturer ranks, as well as the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup.

Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin set out his stall for the coming 2011 American Le Mans Series season by qualifying on the front row of the GT grid for the tomorrow's endurance classic in Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring.

DETROIT — Fast on the heels of capturing a record - setting third manufacturers» championship in the American Le Mans Series, the General Motors Chevrolet Corvette Racing team is hard at work in developing an even stronger package for the upcoming 2004 season.

Oliver Gavin sets a new track record in the # 4 Corvette C5 - R BOWMANVILLE, Ontario — The General Motors Chevrolet Corvette Racing team will start Sunday's American Le Mans Series race from the GTS pole position after Oliver Gavin set the fastest time this afternoon in qualifying at Mosport International Raceway.

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When his racing career ended a year later after his third national championship, Shelby set his mind on building an American sports car that could beat the best European models.

The race, which Gavin and Milner won last year as part of the American Le Mans Series, is set for 2:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 13.

As the vanguard of Chevrolet's own American Revolution, Corvette Racing is aiming to set an ALMS record for consecutive GT1 victories by a marque by scoring its 13th straight win on Saturday afternoon.

On the corners you have a set of American Racing forged aluminum custom rims.

In 1986, the American motor - racing legend Bobby Unser set a new record in his Sport quattro S1 with a time of 11:09:22 minutes.

Comes with full set of American Racing rims, full set of stock steelies, 3.8 l v6 with double pumper carburetor.

In 2014, he won the SCCA American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta and set a track record.

Papis and Magnussen Back in Action for 1,000 - mile Endurance Classic ATLANTA — The Chevrolet Corvette C5 - R is closing in on a record - setting 2004 season after winning eight straight races, including the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and every single American Le Mans Series event to date.

The long awaited Aston Martin Racing Vantage V12 GT3 North American debut is set to take place this upcoming weekend in...

The long awaited Aston Martin Racing Vantage V12 GT3 North American debut is set to take place this upcoming weekend in the Pirelli World Challenge series event at Sonoma Raceway.

Montaplast by Land Motorsport is set for the remainder of the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup races only, in a scaled back program than originally intended for the German squad.

Corvette Racing delivers another Bowtie title with VIR victory ALTON, Va. — Chevrolet added to its record - setting tally in the American Le Mans Series on Saturday by wrapping up its 10th manufacturer championship.

Controversial during its only season of American Le Mans competition, the M3 GTR was built to a set of rules that ultimately existed for only one season and allowed a manufacturer to compete with a purpose - built racing engine as long as a (small) number of road cars were produced.

7 March 2018 — M1 GT Racing is set to kick off the season in the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) program at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with American driver Jason Bell in the new Audi R8 LMS GT4.

Le Mans - Winning Team Sets Its Sights on American Le Mans Series Titles in Seven - Race Summer Stretch LAKEVILLE, Conn. — What happens in Le Mans stays in Le Mans.

Their nutrient value is fortified — particularly in the case of the books featuring the African American sleuths Ezekiel «Easy» Rawlins and Fearless Jones, both set in Los Angeles in the 1950s — by layers of insight into race relations in a time when a black detective's life was never in so much danger as when he stepped into a bar full of white people.

At Southwestern, we have also developed a variety of initiatives.21 One is a vehicle for me as dean to teach first - year students at the beginning and end of their six - credit legal writing course entitled LAWS (Legal Research, Analysis, Writing, and Skills).22 At the beginning, I present data from the After the J.D. study, which is a longitudinal study following close to 5,000 lawyers admitted to the bar in the year 2000.23 The project is headquartered at the American Bar Foundation and involves the NALP Foundation among others.24 We have data from three years and seven years and will soon collect a third wave of data.25 I do a PowerPoint presentation that shows our students what difference it makes in early careers where one attends law school; what city or region one chooses to begin the career; what law school grades are received; gender, race and ethnicity effects; earnings in various settings; and the job satisfaction of people in different positions.

Microtargeting might be more effective in settings with less information, like a state legislative race, says Hersh from Tufts, but there's a lot of information being shared in an American presidential election.

We include both African American and non-Hispanic Caucasian males in our analytical data set (we include a dichotomous dummy variable controlling for race).

The primary constructs within the hypothesized framework are: (1) social position variables — characteristics that are used within societies to hierarchically stratify groups (race, gender, socioeconomic status); (2) parenting variables — familial mechanisms that may influence African American adolescents well - being, perceptions of competence, and attitudes towards others in various contexts (e.g., parenting practices and racial socialization messages); (3) racial discrimination — negative racially driven experiences that may influence feelings of competence, belongingness, and self - worth; (4) environmental / contextual factors — settings and surroundings that may impede or promote healthy identity development (e.g., academic settings); and (5) learner characteristics — individual characteristics that may promote or hinder positive psychological adjustment outcomes (e.g., racial identity, coping styles).